Author Archives: huckapooh

OK…it has been a bit. I could sit here and tell you how life has been hard and crazy busy but you don’t want to hear about that. All I can tell you is I have broke a record. I am at my record highest weight. I have had my own personal pity party andContinue reading “Why is this so hard?”

Well, I am sure you all agree. 2020 sucked!! I not sorry to see it go. It was filled with health, personal and professional challenges that started January 1st and continued right up until December 31st. These challenges have allowed me to lose focus on my goals and my personal growth. I have lost myselfContinue reading “Goodbye 2020, Hello New Focus”

I have had a hard week. I have had no energy, motivation and have just felt off, almost sad. I have been struggling to figure out what the issue has been. Is it being cooped up without a lot of interaction? Is it the weather? I think I am in mourning. It sounds silly butContinue reading “Time to mourn and move on”

So much has changed in the last month. COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on every aspect on people’s lives. Everything has been uprooted domestically, professionally and financially. Instead of a life filled with routine, it is filled with with uncertainty. But if you look, there are positive things that have happened. If I look past theContinue reading “New Perspective”

I am now finally feeling better. I need to get back in the game. I have tried to be good. But it has been a challenge. Weight loss is hard on a good day. It can be next to impossible when you are not 100%. So it has been slow going the last 6 weeks.Continue reading “Back to Basics”

So, it has been a while. I have missed this. Getting my feelings on paper is so unbelievably helpful. It is a tool to get all of the emotions that are tough to express to others. And right now, there are some that need to be released. I am really frustrated and stressed. I hadContinue reading “I have not given up”

I am now in the midst of my tenth week. I have never committed to weight loss for this long. What is different? I have not restricted myself too much. I an not rushing to get there. I am not making my regimen so hard and restrictive that I will quickly abandon it. I hateContinue reading “This is taking a long time”

So…I joined a gym. Again! I wanted to. Anyone who really knows me knows this is not normal. Well, in reality, the idea of it is normal. The idea of it is not bad. The action of doing it is what is not normal. Talking myself into going is so hard. What I am reallyContinue reading “Getting there is hard!”

If you can dream it, you can do it. — Walt Disney Well…here it goes. This is my way of getting all of my thoughts and feelings out there. If they are out of my head, maybe they will be more real. I can have more accountability for them, more accountability to myself. This particularContinue reading “My First Blog Post”

I am a working mom with two teenagers in my early 40s. I manage a busy optometry office. My job is demanding and stressful yet unbelievably gratifying. I am always on the go outside of work. How can I possibly fit in meal planning and workouts? Here is my journey.